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Rufino is at the top of his craft, a consummate business owner (The Long Island Violin Shop), a brilliant lecturer, and influential advocate for the arts.\u00a0 Perhaps the best way to describe what he does and how he does it, let\u2019s read Rufino\u2019s own words: \u201cThe process of making a great violin, like the practice of any art to the highest level, is a matter of constantly refining a simple recipe, observing the results, and accruing small improvements\u2026. a great violin requires a select set of well-seasoned wood dried for many years, a proven design. 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